A seal; apparently originally the impression made in wax with which a letter, etc. is sealed; also the signet or engraved instrument with which…

An engraved stamp of metal or other hard material used to make an impression upon wax, etc. affixed as a ‘seal’ (in sense 1a or 2a). Cf. signet, n.

The metal regarded as fashioned into some object, e.g. †a seal, †the plummet of a plumb-line, †a pipe or conduit, a leaden coffin, a bullet, the…

A seal, usually set in a ring, regarded as an item of jewellery and featuring distinctive lettering or a design. Also: a ring to which such a…

A signet.

Originally: a seal, esp. one affixed to a counterfeit licence or pass. Later: a pass giving the bearer safe conduct (Oxford University slang in later…

A seal; = cachet, n.

A seal or signet. Also attributive, as sigil-mark.

An item of personal wear. In extended use: a seal. Obsolete. rare.

A seal. letter of cachet (French lettre de cachet): a letter under the private seal of the French king, containing an order, often of exile or…

A finger ring featuring a signet; a ring with letters or a design engraved on it.

(see 4a)